Chocolate Chip Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Crust:

1 1/2 cups oreo cookie crumbs

5 Tbsp. margarine, melted

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

5 Tbsp. margarine, softened

1/3 cup brown sugar

3 Tbsp. granulated sugar

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

3/4 cup flour

2/3 cup chocolate chips

Cheesecake Filling:

10 oz. cream cheese

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 cup melted chocolate chips

- Preheat the oven to 325 F. Grease an 8 inch square baking pan. Set aside.

 - Mix together melted butter and Oreo crumbs, press the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 6 minutes, let crust cool.

- While the crust is cooling. In a large bowl with an electric mixer (or use a stand mixer), beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt and vanilla until smooth and thoroughly combined (about a minute).

- Mix in the flour on low speed, until just incorporated. 

- Fold in the chocolate chips. Set aside.

- In a large bowl cream together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. 

- Mix in the egg and vanilla on low speed just until combined. 

- Add the 1/2 cup melted chocolate (that has been cooled slightly) and mix just until combined again. 

- Pour the cheesecake batter into the prepared crust.

- Distribute the cookie dough onto the top of the cheesecake batter. 

- Bake for about 30-32 minutes, until the top feels dry and firm (the cookie dough) and the entire pan looks set. 

- Cool and ENJOY!